Thorlabs, Inc.

Newton, NJ ManufacturingNAICS 332900

Self-funded health planPlan year 2024Renews May
1,764ParticipantsFirst year on file
$4.2MEst. pharmacy spend / yrParticipants × national avg.
May 2027Next renewalPlan year begins May 1
#34 of 76Manufacturing in NJBy participants

Overview

Thorlabs, Inc. sponsors a self-funded health plan that covered 1,764 participants in plan year 2024. The plan year starts in May. Alongside medical, its benefits filing reports life insurance, dental, short-term disability, prepaid legal, and more.

Plan type
ERISA welfare benefit plan, self-funded (benefits paid from employer assets or a trust)
Participants
1,764
Plan year
Begins May 1 · next renewal May 2027
Health plans filed
Thorlabs, Inc. Health and Welfare Plan, plan 501 (1,764 participants)
Broker compensation
$59K across insured contracts
MedicalLife insuranceDentalShort-term disabilityPrepaid legalLong-term disabilityDeath benefitsOther welfare benefits

Insurance carriers

Insured coverage reported on Schedule A. Self-funded medical claims aren't reported there.

CarrierCoverageCoveredPremiumBroker comp
Unum Life Insurance Company of AmericaLife, Short-term disability, Long-term disability1,749$804K$51K
Metropolitan General Insurance CompanyLegal242$54K$6K
The Guardian Life Insurance Company of AmericaDental1,371$13K$2K

Pharmacy benefit estimate

StreamRX estimate for a plan this size. Not based on this plan's claims.

$4.2M/ year

Estimated prescription spend: 1,764 participants × $2,371 national average per member. Usually higher once dependents are counted.

$109K–$268K/ year

Typical savings opportunity found in independent reviews of plans this size.

Brands with a generic available$32K–$79K
Lower-cost therapeutic alternatives$46K–$97K
Generic pricing vs. actual cost$20K–$60K
PBM contract terms$10K–$31K
The DOL's PBM fee disclosure rule first applies to this plan for the plan year beginning May 2028: semiannual PBM compensation reports and an annual audit right.

Form 5500 filing details

Filing
Form 5500 with Schedule A, plan year 2024
Plan sponsor
Thorlabs, Inc.
Sponsor EIN
22-2873153
Plan number
501
Filed with
U.S. Department of Labor (EBSA) via EFAST2

Verify this filing: search EIN 22-2873153 in the Department of Labor's EFAST2 Form 5500 search.

Retirement plan

Plan
Thorlabs, Inc. 401(k) Retirement Plan
Type
401(k) plan
Participants
2,144

About this data

Source: Thorlabs, Inc.'s Form 5500 filing for plan year 2024 and its Schedule A insurance reports, published by the U.S. Department of Labor. "Self-funded" means the filing reports benefits paid from employer assets or a trust, with no medical insurance contract or with a stop-loss contract. Pharmacy figures are StreamRX estimates based on national averages. StreamRX is not affiliated with Thorlabs, Inc..

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